Afonso Cláudio weather in October

In October, Afonso Cláudio sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 88 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Afonso Cláudio's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Afonso Cláudio's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
6th warmest
Overnight low
17°
6th coldest
Rainfall
88 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:16 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
70%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Afonso Cláudio is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical October day in Afonso Cláudio reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22617
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112617
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Afonso Cláudio weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°14413.913.15.4
Feb29° / 19°7611.112.75.3
Mar28° / 19°11514.112.15.3
Apr27° / 18°621111.66.3
May25° / 16°28611.17.5
Jun24° / 15°112.810.88.3
Jul24° / 14°102.710.98.3
Aug25° / 14°154.411.38.0
Sep26° / 16°347.311.97.1
Oct26° / 17°8811.612.56.2
Nov26° / 18°17916.8135.2
Dec27° / 19°21218.413.25.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43268
53268
63268
73367
83367
93367
103367
113466
123565
133565
143565
153565
163565
173466
183466
193565
203466
213466
223367
233169
243070
252971
262872
272773
282674
292575
302476
312476

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Afonso Cláudio gets around 88 mm of rain over 11.6 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 38% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
433
533
632
732
832
932
1032
1132
1232
1333
1433
1533
1634
1735
1836
1937
2038
2139
2241
2342
2444
2545
2646
2747
2848
2949
3050
3151

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 20% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
17315111
27305211
37305112
46295312
56285412
66275413
76275413
85265514
95265514
105255515
115255515
125255515
134245616
144245616
154235617
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184215619
193205720
203195721
213185623
223175624
233165526
243165427
253155329
263145330
273145231
282135233
292135134
302135035
312125036

Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:286:39
212.26:276:39
312.26:266:39
412.26:256:40
512.36:246:40
612.36:246:40
712.36:236:41
812.36:226:41
912.36:216:41
1012.46:206:42
1112.46:196:42
1212.46:196:42
1312.46:186:43
1412.46:176:43
1512.46:166:43
1612.56:166:44
1712.56:156:44
1812.56:146:44
1912.56:136:45
2012.56:136:45
2112.66:126:45
2212.66:116:46
2312.66:116:46
2412.66:106:47
2512.66:096:47
2612.66:096:48
2712.76:086:48
2812.76:086:49
2912.76:076:49
3012.76:076:49
3112.76:066:50

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.09 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Afonso Cláudio

In seasonPeak

None of Afonso Cláudio's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Afonso Cláudio's monsoon runs November–January, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Afonso Cláudio?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Afonso Cláudio for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Afonso Cláudio in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Afonso Cláudio sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Afonso Cláudio in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Afonso Cláudio peaks around February 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 13UV 15Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Afonso Cláudio?

Afonso Cláudio sits at 20.1°S, 41.1°W, 368 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Santa Maria de Jetibá, 40 km away.

Topography around Afonso Cláudio

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Afonso Cláudio.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Afonso Cláudio has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 445 m around an average of 445 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,077 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,682 m.

The land around Afonso Cláudio is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (47%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (48%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
445 m
16 km
1,077 m
80 km
2,682 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Santa Maria de Jetibá 40 km · Ibatiba 44 km · Mutum 45 km · Iúna 53 km · Lajinha 53 km · Muniz Freire 53 km · Santa Teresa 57 km · Domingos Martins 58 km

Brazil travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / N
127 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,713
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
19.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
16
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 482
Religion
Roman Catholic 57%Evangelical 27%none 9%other 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Afonso Cláudio (-20.0742°, -41.1239°, elevation 368 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).